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Old 01-16-2010, 11:30 PM   #21
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FYI, i just did what this article says and it worked. I am connected to the internet even though i don't have the DM modem option

SLB: Using the Blackberry 8800 as an USB Tethered Modem
I'm glad it worked for you. I don't know your situation, but I do pay for a data plan with tethering. Anyway, I'm not to trying to be anyone's conscience, I just wanted to point that out because I'd hate to hear of anyone getting in trouble over a link I posted.

I was irritated with at&t when I discovered I was basically told a lie, either that or the CSR was ignorant to the truth. I was told that I could only tether my BlackBerry using the at&t
Communications Manager software. After months of no issues, the software simply stopped working--would not recognize my device although the BlackBerry DM would. Even updating the software would not work. I stumbled across the method I posted and was pleased to find it worked. It is also a more reliable connection than the at&t software. It tended to timeout on me.
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Old 01-17-2010, 01:38 AM   #22
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Old 01-23-2010, 05:36 AM   #23
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Guys dont know but the only difference that I see is with people who have ATT, I just received my 9700 installed the latest DM and worked as described on thread under the TMobile network. Just a
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Old 01-23-2010, 12:49 PM   #24
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Does the Mac version of DM also allow for tethering? Or would I be relegated to using PDANet or Tether(Berry) ?

I can tether fine via BT on my mac running OS X (well, it's inconsistent, but at least can get it to work most of the time (ie. establish a connection)

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Old 01-24-2010, 12:54 PM   #25
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I D/L'ed BDM for Mac yesterday... installed... and can now tether freely with my 9700!! Very slick actually... don't need Tetherberry (aka now Tether) or PDANet.... once BDM installs on a Mac, it creates a new network interface for the BB... just need to enter *99# for the number, and gprs/gprs for user/password.... and select the BB GSM modem in the advanced tab... bingo... USB tethering...

(BT tethering works natively on a mac... just need to pair the 9700... and use epc.tmobile.com rather than *99# for the "number".... still gprs/gprs for user/passwd... Althoug BT tethering seems less stable... connection seems to hang once in a while... and a bit slower...)
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Old 02-19-2010, 08:36 AM   #26
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I have ATT and an unlimited bis plan. Will any of the methods above enable me to use my current plan without upcharges?
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Ntsczar, I pay additional for tethering, so I'm not sure if you would be caught or not...but if you are, I imagine at&t would charge you. The thing that bites, is if you acquire their tethering plan, you'll be capped at 5GB. I once had unlimited with tethering. Didn't realize my featured plan was expired, or I would have bought my newest Berry outright. I'm irritated because I asked the CSR if I could keep my same plan with the upgrade and was told yes. Too bad he was wrong. Customer service would do nothing to resolve the issue, either. Anyway, be careful!
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I have used it for several months now without a tethering bill from AT&T
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I would watch AT&T, I had a data plan with them, and they stuck me with overage charges, and other usage charges. You may not receive a bill at first, but if they discover your usage and they have a certain charge for it, they will. If they can trace your usage, and discover you used it without charge, they may backdate the bill. They did that to a friend of mine on similar thing, only it had to do with long distance charges calling like Canada or something. they didn't charge him extra at first, but discovered the oversight and back-charged him. I have tethered my phones on T-Mobile since I had a Motorola V330. I tethered my Razor, my W490, and now my BlackBerry Bold 9700. I have had problems keeping my 9700 connected. Sometimes it only partially disconnects and the connection icon says "Local access only." Other times, the screen on the phone goes white, it disconnects and I have to pull the battery and let the pone reboot to get it to work on any level. I have called T-Mobile multiple times, and since T-Mobile has all but washed their hands of tethering phones altogether, I get little in the way of solutions. I have talked to RIM support, and T-Mobile support both, and they have been no help. I guess I will just have to reconnect and reboot and live with it unless it crashes my phone altogether. It does frustrate the hell out of me though. Desktop Manager works for connecting, but I may have to bypass it like I had to Motorola's Mobile Phone Tools. All this just to keep from having to add a line and use T-Mobile's laptop data stick. = (
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I posted instructions a few months ago on my blog of how to get tethering to work via desktop manager with AT&T....

How to tether your Blackberry using Desktop Manager (even with AT&T) | InterWorks, Inc.
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I posted instructions a few months ago on my blog of how to get tethering to work via desktop manager with AT&T....

How to tether your Blackberry using Desktop Manager (even with AT&T) | InterWorks, Inc.
Awesome entry man! Thanks!
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